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May 10, 2022
By Miriam Zarriga in Port Moresby Seventeen people have been killed, hundreds of families made homeless, dozens of houses razed and government services ground to a halt in Enga Province’s Porgera district in Papua New Guinea as warring clans took up arms against each other. Calls for government help went unanswered at the weekend. Police ... <a title="Fierce fighting continues in PNG’s Porgera with death toll reaching 17" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/10/fierce-fighting-continues-in-pngs-porgera-with-death-toll-reaching-17/" aria-label="Read more about Fierce fighting continues in PNG’s Porgera with death toll reaching 17">Read more</a>
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May 10, 2022
RNZ Pacific A stand-off was averted on Norfolk Island today when a couple occupying a historic house chose to leave rather than face criminal charges. The couple had been occupying one of the old officers’ houses in the Kingston World Heritage Site and the Canberra administrator had had police flown in from the mainland to ... <a title="Stand-off between protesters and police on Norfolk Island averted" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/10/stand-off-between-protesters-and-police-on-norfolk-island-averted/" aria-label="Read more about Stand-off between protesters and police on Norfolk Island averted">Read more</a>
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May 9, 2022
RNZ Pacific Fiji has been ranked as the worst place in the Pacific region for journalists in the latest assessment by the global press freedom watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF). In RSF’s 2022 World Press Freedom Index released last week, Fiji was placed 102nd out of 180 countries — receiving an overall score of 56.91 ... <a title="‘Intimidated’ Fiji worst place for Pacific journalists, says RSF’s freedom index" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/09/intimidated-fiji-worst-place-for-pacific-journalists-says-rsfs-freedom-index/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Intimidated’ Fiji worst place for Pacific journalists, says RSF’s freedom index">Read more</a>
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May 9, 2022
By Arieta Vakasukawaqa in Suva Opposition National Federation Party leader Professor Biman Prasad has questioned the motive of the FijiFirst government to continuously highlight the 1987 coup during the girmit celebrations while refusing to mention the devastation brought about by the 2000 and 2006 coups on Fijians. He highlighted this issue during a rally in ... <a title="Prasad accuses FijiFirst of ‘political gimmick’ in highlighting 1987 coup" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/09/prasad-accuses-fijifirst-of-political-gimmick-in-highlighting-1987-coup/" aria-label="Read more about Prasad accuses FijiFirst of ‘political gimmick’ in highlighting 1987 coup">Read more</a>
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May 9, 2022
ANALYSIS: By Binoy Kampmark Children should not pay for the sins of their parents. But in some cases, a healthy suspicion of the offspring is needed, notably when it comes to profiting off ill-gotten gains. It is certainly needed in the case of Filipino politician and presidential candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr, who stands to ... <a title="Bongbong politics: Rehabilitating the Philippines’ martial law Marcos family" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/09/bongbong-politics-rehabilitating-the-philippines-martial-law-marcos-family/" aria-label="Read more about Bongbong politics: Rehabilitating the Philippines’ martial law Marcos family">Read more</a>
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May 2, 2022
ANALYSIS: By Michael Kabuni and Stephen Howes Central to the selection of the prime minister in Papua New Guinea following a general election is Section 63 of PNG’s Organic Law on Integrity of Political Parties and Candidates (OLIPPAC), which was passed in 2001 (and then amended in 2003). Section 63 requires that the Governor-General invites ... <a title="How a law change in PNG has fostered prime ministerial incumbency bias" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/02/how-a-law-change-in-png-has-fostered-prime-ministerial-incumbency-bias/" aria-label="Read more about How a law change in PNG has fostered prime ministerial incumbency bias">Read more</a>
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May 2, 2022
By Lian Buan in Manila The retraction of Kerwin Espinosa, one of the main accusers in the Philippines Bilibid drug trade allegations, has drummed up calls from different sectors to free jailed opposition senator Leila De Lima, but the Department of Justice (DOJ) is not budging. The difficulty with this development is that Espinosa is ... <a title="Retraction by key Filipino accuser triggers calls to free jailed senator" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/02/retraction-by-key-filipino-accuser-triggers-calls-to-free-jailed-senator/" aria-label="Read more about Retraction by key Filipino accuser triggers calls to free jailed senator">Read more</a>
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May 2, 2022
By Wata Shaw in Suva The University of the South Pacific’s latest international ranking is a “testament to the excellence” that pervades the university, says USP vice-chancellor and president Professor Pal Ahluwalia. He said this in a statement confirming USP had been ranked 401-600 out of 1406 institutions, with an overall score of 70 out ... <a title="USP ranking ‘reaffirms standing in the region’, says vice-chancellor" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/02/usp-ranking-reaffirms-standing-in-the-region-says-vice-chancellor/" aria-label="Read more about USP ranking ‘reaffirms standing in the region’, says vice-chancellor">Read more</a>
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May 2, 2022
SPECIAL REPORT: By Hamish Cardwell, RNZ News climate reporter Explosive new data shows the sea level is rising twice as fast as previously thought in some parts of Aotearoa, massively reducing the amount of time authorities have to respond. The major new projections show infrastructure and homes in Auckland and Wellington — as well as ... <a title="Climate change: sea levels rising twice as fast as thought in New Zealand" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/02/climate-change-sea-levels-rising-twice-as-fast-as-thought-in-new-zealand/" aria-label="Read more about Climate change: sea levels rising twice as fast as thought in New Zealand">Read more</a>
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May 2, 2022
RNZ News For the first time in more than two years, New Zealand’s border will reopen to international visitors at midnight tonight. On 19 March 2020, New Zealand snapped its border shut to anyone without citizenship or residency, before any covid-19-related deaths were recorded. It was the first time in our history such a move ... <a title="NZ border reopens to international and Pacific visitors tonight" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/02/nz-border-reopens-to-international-and-pacific-visitors-tonight/" aria-label="Read more about NZ border reopens to international and Pacific visitors tonight">Read more</a>
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May 2, 2022
PNG Post-Courier A former election manager for Papua New Guinea’s National Capital District (NCD) who was charged with election fraud for corruptly receiving a large sum of money from a candidate during the 2017 election has been sentenced to seven years in prison by the National Court at Waigani. National Court judge Justice Teresa Berrigan ... <a title="Former PNG election manager for Port Moresby jailed for ballot fraud" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/02/former-png-election-manager-for-port-moresby-jailed-for-ballot-fraud/" aria-label="Read more about Former PNG election manager for Port Moresby jailed for ballot fraud">Read more</a>
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April 30, 2022
RNZ Pacific The French Pacific territories have shown their support for President Emmanuel Macron at the polls, but with a much lower voter turnout than has been usual. Macron captured 61 percent of New Caledonia’s votes overall in the presidential election final stage last Sunday, while far-right candidate Marine Le Pen scored 39 percent. Across ... <a title="French Pacific vote supports Macron for president but a drop in turnout" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/30/french-pacific-vote-supports-macron-for-president-but-a-drop-in-turnout/" aria-label="Read more about French Pacific vote supports Macron for president but a drop in turnout">Read more</a>
